Debby Lim

Debby Lim is a Senior Partner in Dentons Rodyk's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group and co-head of the Firm's Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy practice, specialising in Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law. With over 18 years of specialised experience in insolvency, banking and finance disputes, complex asset recovery, and fraud investigations, she brings a robust cross-border commercial litigation portfolio to her practice.

Debby is recognised for leading precedent-setting, high‑stakes restructuring mandates across the Asia‑Pacific, including the first pre‑packaged scheme of arrangement in Singapore, the first judicial management involving a foreign‑incorporated entity, and the first reported decision on successful related company moratoria. She advised the judicial manager of Comgateway (S) Pte Ltd in the first voluntary judicial management involving the sale of a distressed company's assets as a going concern, and acted for the independent directors of SPVs owned by the shareholders of Hin Leong Trading in a restructuring of liabilities exceeding US$4 billion. Her work also includes advising on the US$1.87 billion restructuring of Torm Shipping and the US$1 billion cross‑border restructuring of a global shipping conglomerate. She is one of the first three Singapore‑qualified lawyers to be bestowed the prestigious fellowship by INSOL International.

Debby holds an LL.B. (Hons) from the National University of Singapore (2006).

She is recognised as a Leading Individual for Restructuring and Insolvency by Chambers Asia‑Pacific (2021–2026), The Legal 500 Asia‑Pacific (2024–2026), and IFLR1000. She was awarded the Woman of the Year in Restructuring (Asia) by the International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) in 2025 and has been named a Global Leader for Restructuring & Insolvency by Lexology Index (2021–2026).